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PODITES
Definition of PODITES
noun
plural of podite
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Word DNA
PODITES inherits its ancestry from its root, PODITE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PODITE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PODITES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PODITES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEIOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found PODITES?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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